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“I had seen Simon Donnelly do it against Marsh at training when we were all team-mates at Celtic. It caused a great deal of hilarity at the time.

“However, it’s quite bizarre because I had no intention of doing it in the cup tie. I had already scored with my first penalty and it was only at the last moment that I got the idea to emulate Dwight. It all happened in the space of two or three seconds.

“I decided I didn’t want to blast it and then the idea popped into my mind. It’s something I would have loved to have done in an Old Firm game but never got the opportunity.”

Walker still remembers with fondness his one season at Ayr and says the 1999 derby win is etched in his mind.

He revealed: “I loved playing in derbies for their special edge and the Ayr one had a real occasion about it. I played in derbies at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Sheffield and Bolton but I always felt Ayr would be more than a match for Killie.

Andy Walker chips the penalty (Image: Sunday Mail)

“Player for player that Ayr side was a good one and we were only another couple away from being a right good team who could have challenged Hibs for the First Division title.

“John Davies and Andy Millen were standouts in midfield, Gary Teale was a big player for us who could get to the byline while I loved playing alongside Glynn Hurst who was a young guy, full of energy and enthusiasm.

“I was quite happy to be the older head, handing down my experience to Glynn and we formed a good partnership.

“We had Bill Barr’s money behind us and without that we would have been an average, struggling lower league side. He gave the club a chance and the supporters enjoyed real special moments.”

A 10,153 crowd were crammed into Somerset, the bulk of them in black and white, and they were in raptures when Andy Lyons fired Ayr ahead.

Killie hit back hard but Ayr were flying when Ray Montgomerie pulled Hurst back by the shirt.

Referee Willie Young pointed to the spot and sent Montgomerie packing for a second booking. Walker blasted home the penalty.

The scene was one of utter bedlam, the noise was raucous.

Ayr still weren’t finished, however, and there was more drama when Martin Baker brought down Teale for a second penalty. There were still seven minutes to go, but Walker believed the game was in the dying seconds, so the pressure was off.

His cool dink put the finishing touch on a drama-filled tie and gave Ayr fans a talking point that they are still discussing to this day.

Lyons recalled: “That was the best group of players I ever played with.

Andy Walker slots one home for Ayr United (Image: Sunday Mail)

“Andy Walker, John Davies and Andy Millen gave us great experience while Glynn Hurst was just making his mark in Scottish football.

“Gordon Dalziel used to take us to Seamill the night before a big game but this time we went on the Thursday.

“The spirit was superb and the losers of a five-a-side match were always thrown into the sea. I can remember a few cold dips.

“Kerso used to take the Friday night quiz very seriously. He was the quizmaster and things used to become very heated.”

Jet-heeled striker Hurst, who arrived for £30,000 from Emley, reckons the Ayr team was the best he ever played in.

He recalled: “We proved we were the better team. It was a decisive 3-0 win and I don’t remember our keeper having a save to make.

“Andy Lyons put us ahead and then Andy Walker scored two penalties, the second of which he dinked down the middle.